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Summary 1: Recently the interest in using microorganisms in various biotechnological applications increased significantly. Various bacteria and fungi have a great potential in applications like biodegradation of organic wastes, biocontrol of agriculturally important phytopathogens, or biofuel production. The biodegradation performance of fungal bioreactors in wastewater treatment that act under non-sterile conditions may be affected by the interaction with invading microorganisms. However, it is difficult to predict whether the effect will be positive or negative. In the case of the interactions of F. oxysporum with host plants and biocontrol agents, recent publications demonstrated that OMICs techniques can be applied, separately or in combinations, to deepen our understanding of the virulence and biocontrol of the phytopathogen F. oxysporum.
Summary 2: Bioreactors based on fungal
biodegradation power have become a widely studied technology for
biodegradation of various recalcitrant organic pollutants. The
biodegradation performance of fungal bioreactors in wastewater
treatment that act under non-sterile conditions may be affected by
the interaction with invading microorganisms. As documented in many
studies the biodegradation efficiency of mixed microbial cultures
may exceed the biodegradation by single fungal strains but it may
also result in poorer biodegradation efficiency.
In the case of the interactions of F. oxysporum with host plants
and biocontrol agents, recent publications demonstrated that OMICs
techniques can be applied, separately or in combinations, to deepen
our understanding of the virulence and biocontrol of the
phytopathogen F. oxysporum.
The studies often included various ´formae speciales´ of F.
oxysporum and the information obtained is not always easily
applicable to Fusarium oxysporumconglutinans studied in our
group.